The Fulcrum sat down with Natasha Roy, UOSU francophone affairs commissioner, who discussed promoting language inclusion, her goals for the year and the challenges she has already encountered since starting her mandate.
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“For essentially the cost of a cup of coffee ($3.38 per semester), if you do face a problem you’re going to get some assistance and some help in dealing with the issue which can be very stressful,” says clinic director Louise Toone.
Sam Schroeder sat down with the Fulcrum to discuss the challenges in establishing the new union, working to reduce student apathy, filling the role of equity commissioner, and whether the UOSU will join the Canadian Federation of Students.
The new union will offer the same services as the SFUO except for UOSERT, which is now operated by Protection Services. The Women’s Resource Centre and Pride Centre will also be merged.
Frémont discusses the university’s response to allegations of racism and racial profiling levelled at Protection Services, the impacts of the Student Choice Initiative and what’s being done after a string of student deaths in residence last year.
“The people who are here are missing class to stand up for those who can’t come to class at all this semester,” said organizer and student Tim Gulliver.
Students call for more inclusion in the process of developing these measures, widespread unconscious bias training and scrapping of the carding policy altogether.
The university says some of its employees from Information Technology Services, Teaching and Learning Support Service and Protection Services who worked in the ceiling space at Simard Hall and the Power Plant may have been exposed to asbestos.
President announces new limits on the authority of security when requesting proof of identity, an updated complaint system and unconscious bias training among officers.
The IPPSSA was forced to seek out missing funds after public administration students were missing the student association fee option when paying tuition.
Organizers expected more than 65,000 attendees on the eve of the parade.
O-Train Confederation Line has 13 stations, including one stop on the University of Ottawa campus and another at the Rideau Centre.
Study suggests consuming probiotics, live bacteria found in yogurt and fermented milk, during puberty may help build resilience to mental illness later in the lifespan through the gut microbiome.
Campus Vibez uOttawa will now oversee club registration, room reservations, the clubs and event lists and the clubs fair.
Stephanie Mercier is a U of O common law student and former athlete on the Gee-Gees women’s hockey and rugby teams.
Sixteen student groups on campus signed the open letter to university president Jacques Frémont calling for change
Tuition for international students at the University of Ottawa will rise by 12 per cent in the fall semester, meaning students could pay anywhere from $3,305 to $5,925 more a year
Authors point to introduction of iPhone, anti-stigma campaigns as possible explanations for rise
University announces review of Policy 33, cultural sensitivity training for campus security, formal complaint mechanism and president’s committee for discrimination-free campus
Prof. Amir Attaran and PhD student Brieanne Olibris were carded by a campus security officer in September 2017
BOG looks to approve Transformation 2030, the university’s strategic plan for the next decade
Esi Codjoe, former vice chair of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, will lead the investigation
The UOSU and professors are calling for policy changes after a Black U of O student was carded and handcuffed by security for over two hours last week
A Black student says he was carded and then handcuffed by campus security on a busy street for over two hours for not having identification, spurring widespread accusations of racism, racial profiling and harassment
Two new programs are on the horizon, while the senate will discuss a student satisfaction survey
